2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships
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The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships
took place 2 - 11 April 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk
, Russia
. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee
. This was the first time these championships were hosted in Russia, and the first time the championships were hosted in the same city as the IBU Biathlon World Championships
which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk from March 3 to March 13, 2011.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in various biathlon
and cross-country skiing
events.
The Opening ceremony was held on March 31, and the Closing ceremony was scheduled to be held on April 10.
Canadian Brian McKeever
competed at the Championships without his brother Robin McKeever
as his sighted guide
, who recently had knee surgery.
The Championships can be seen free at IPC
's internet TV channel ParalympicSport.TV as video on demand
.
.
Sitting
Visual impairment
Skiers with a visual impairement compete with a sighted guide
. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.
Within each category (sitting, standing, visual impairment) there are skiers with various classifications (for example B1, B2 and B3 in the visual impairment category). There are different percentage factors for each classification.
IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships
The IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships, along with the Winter Paralympic Games, are the most prestigious level of international competition in Paralympic nordic skiing.-Championships:-See also:*Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics...
took place 2 - 11 April 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
. This was the first time these championships were hosted in Russia, and the first time the championships were hosted in the same city as the IBU Biathlon World Championships
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...
which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk from March 3 to March 13, 2011.
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in various biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
and cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
events.
The Opening ceremony was held on March 31, and the Closing ceremony was scheduled to be held on April 10.
Canadian Brian McKeever
Brian McKeever
Brian McKeever is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete. He began skiing at the age of three and started competing at thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt's disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon...
competed at the Championships without his brother Robin McKeever
Robin McKeever
Robin McKeever is a Canadian cross country skier, sighted guide, Paralympian and Olympian.He participated in cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....
as his sighted guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
, who recently had knee surgery.
The Championships can be seen free at IPC
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
's internet TV channel ParalympicSport.TV as video on demand
Video on demand
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.
Schedule of events
The provisional timeschedule of the event stands below. All times in UTC+3UTC+3
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| Day | Date | Time | Sport | Event | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | April 2 | 13:00 | Biathlon | Pursuit | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Visual impairment (B1-3) | |||||
| Sitting (LW10-12) | |||||
| Sunday | April 3 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Middle | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Visual impairment (B1-3) | |||||
| Sitting (LW10-12) | |||||
| Monday | April 4 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Long | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Visual impairment (B1-3) | |||||
| Tuesday | April 5 | 11:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Long | Sitting (LW10-12) |
| Thursday | April 7 | 11:00 | Biathlon | 7.5km | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Visual impairment (B1-3) | |||||
| Sitting (LW10-12) | |||||
| Friday | April 8 | 16:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Sprint | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Visual impairment (B1-3) | |||||
| Sitting (LW10-12) | |||||
| Saturday | April 9 | 13:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Relay | open |
| Sunday | April 10 | 10:00 | Biathlon | 12.5km | Standing (LW2-9) |
| Visual impairment (B1-3) | |||||
| 10km | Sitting (LW10-12) |
Men
| Pursuit |
visually impaired |
Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Borys Babar |
9:25.1 | Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion.One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... |
9:40.0 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Mikalai Shablouski |
10:28.9 |
| sitting | Roman Petushkov Roman Petushkov Roman Petushkov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and Paralympian. He compete in classification category sitting events.... |
9:59.0 | Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier.He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000. He started to practice skiing in 2005.... |
10:08.0 | Ivan Goncharov |
11:33.8 | |
| standing | Grygorii Vovchynskyi Grygorii Vovchynskyi Grygorii Vovchynskyi is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian. He is classified LW8 , and compete in classification category standing.... |
10:21.0 | Azat Karachurin |
10:25.1 | Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and four time Paralympic Champion. He compete in classification category standing events.... |
10:26.6 | |
| Individual |
visually impaired |
Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion.One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... |
38:22.1 | Brian McKeever Brian McKeever Brian McKeever is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete. He began skiing at the age of three and started competing at thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt's disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Erik Carleton |
41:57.3 | Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Borys Babar |
42:51.6 |
| sitting | Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier.He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000. He started to practice skiing in 2005.... |
34:51.7 | Ivan Goncharov |
35:47.1 | Sergiy Khyzhnyak |
37:19.0 | |
| standing | Grygorii Vovchynskyi Grygorii Vovchynskyi Grygorii Vovchynskyi is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian. He is classified LW8 , and compete in classification category standing.... |
39:03.2 | Nils-Erik Ulset |
39:08.6 | Yannick Bourseaux |
39:13.3 | |
| 7.5 km |
visually impaired |
Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion.One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... |
21:09.9 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Mikalai Shablouski |
21:40.8 | Wilhelm Brem Wilhelm Brem Wilhelm Brem is a Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier competing for Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.- References :... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Florian Grimm |
21:59.1 |
| sitting | Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier.He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000. He started to practice skiing in 2005.... |
19:37.0 | Kamil Rosiek |
20:19.7 | Roman Petushkov Roman Petushkov Roman Petushkov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and Paralympian. He compete in classification category sitting events.... |
20:41.9 | |
| standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and four time Paralympic Champion. He compete in classification category standing events.... |
20:41.5 | Nils-Erik Ulset |
21:00.7 | Oleg Balukhto |
21:18.1 |
Women
| Pursuit |
visually impaired |
Mikhalina Lysova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov |
10:30.7 | Oksana Shyshkova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Volodymyr Ivanov Volodymyr Ivanov (skier) Volodymyr Ivanov is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, sighted guide and Paralympian.He has competed at three Paralympic Games as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko.... |
11:35.5 | Elena Remizova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Yakimova |
11:52.1 |
| sitting | Maria Iovleva Maria Iovleva Maria Iovleva is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them gold and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay. She is deaf and paralyzed... |
12:06.6 | Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska is a cross-country skier and biathlete from Ukraine, and a five time Paralympic Champion. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 2002, winning a total of five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals up to 2010... |
12:18.6 | Andrea Eskau |
13:44.4 | |
| standing | Anna Burmistrova Anna Burmistrova Anna Alexandrovna Burmistrova is a Russian Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She was born with Erb's palsy which resulted in her left arm being paralyzed.She was named Honoured Master of Sport for her efforts at the 2010 Paralympic Games.... |
12:03.5 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec is a Polish Paralympian. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin in cross-country skiing, and also competes at the highest levels in biathlon .... |
12:08.2 | Oleksandra Kononova |
12:35.9 | |
| Individual |
visually impaired |
Mikhalina Lysova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov |
50:21.3 | Oksana Shyshkova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Volodymyr Ivanov Volodymyr Ivanov (skier) Volodymyr Ivanov is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, sighted guide and Paralympian.He has competed at three Paralympic Games as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko.... |
52:22.2 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Valery Koshkin |
53:10.1 |
| sitting | Andrea Eskau |
38:27.4 | Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska is a cross-country skier and biathlete from Ukraine, and a five time Paralympic Champion. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 2002, winning a total of five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals up to 2010... |
39:11.1 | Lyudmyla Pavlenko |
40:23.8 | |
| standing | Oleksandra Kononova |
49:43.3 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec is a Polish Paralympian. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin in cross-country skiing, and also competes at the highest levels in biathlon .... |
49:56.7 | Maija Loytynoja |
50:06.4 | |
| 7.5 km |
visually impaired |
Elena Remizova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Yakimova |
26:35.0 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov |
27:20.3 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Valery Koshkin |
27:25.1 |
| sitting | Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska is a cross-country skier and biathlete from Ukraine, and a five time Paralympic Champion. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 2002, winning a total of five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals up to 2010... |
23:02.3 | Lyudmyla Pavlenko |
23:45.2 | Andrea Eskau |
24:05.7 | |
| standing | Oleksandra Kononova |
24:43.7 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec is a Polish Paralympian. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin in cross-country skiing, and also competes at the highest levels in biathlon .... |
25:35.6 | Maija Loytynoja |
26:34.7 |
Men
| Sprint |
visually impaired |
Brian McKeever Brian McKeever Brian McKeever is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete. He began skiing at the age of three and started competing at thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt's disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Erik Carleton |
3:13.8 | Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion.One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... |
3:18.2 | Alexei Toropov Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Sergey Maksimov |
3:21.8 |
| sitting | Trygve Steinar Larsen |
2:15.5 | Chris Klebl |
2:22.3 | Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier.He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000. He started to practice skiing in 2005.... |
2:29.1 | |
| standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and four time Paralympic Champion. He compete in classification category standing events.... |
3:10.7 | Vegard Dahle |
3:15.0 | Vladimir Kononov Vladimir Kononov Vladimir Kononov is a Russian cross-country skier and Paralympian. He compete in classification category standing events, and is classified LW5/7 .... |
3:16.1 | |
| Middle distance |
visually impaired |
Brian McKeever Brian McKeever Brian McKeever is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete. He began skiing at the age of three and started competing at thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt's disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Erik Carleton |
24:28.5 | Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion.One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... |
25:14.3 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Mikalai Shablouski |
25:48.5 |
| sitting | Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier.He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000. He started to practice skiing in 2005.... |
24:31.0 | Enzo Masiello |
24:42.9 | Trygve Steinar Larsen |
24:50.9 | |
| standing | Vladimir Kononov Vladimir Kononov Vladimir Kononov is a Russian cross-country skier and Paralympian. He compete in classification category standing events, and is classified LW5/7 .... |
25:05.6 | Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and four time Paralympic Champion. He compete in classification category standing events.... |
25:33.9 | Azat Karachurin |
25:41.9 | |
| Long distance |
visually impaired |
Brian McKeever Brian McKeever Brian McKeever is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete. He began skiing at the age of three and started competing at thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt's disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Erik Carleton |
53:26.7 | Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion.One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... |
54:10.0 | Alexei Toropov Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Sergey Maksimov |
58:42.2 |
| sitting | Chris Klebl |
35:34.6 | Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier.He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000. He started to practice skiing in 2005.... |
35:43.6 | Enzo Masiello |
36:15.7 | |
| standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and four time Paralympic Champion. He compete in classification category standing events.... |
53:53.0 | Vegard Dahle |
56:01.2 | Ilkka Tuomisto |
57:22.5 | |
| Relay |
open | Sergey Shilov Sergey Shilov Sergey Shilov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and six time Paralympic Champion.Shilov has competed at nine Paralympic Games , in cross-country skiing, biathlon and in athletics... , Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and four time Paralympic Champion. He compete in classification category standing events.... , Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion.One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold... , Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... |
42:11.7 | Trygve Steinar Larsen, Vegard Dahle, Nils-Erik Ulset |
42:21.9 | Iurii Kostiuk Iurii Kostiuk Iurii Kostiuk is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. In cross-country skiing he took the gold medal in the men's 15 km, silver in the 5 km and bronze in the 10 km, sitski... , Grygorii Vovchynskyi Grygorii Vovchynskyi Grygorii Vovchynskyi is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian. He is classified LW8 , and compete in classification category standing.... , Vitaliy Lukyanenko Vitaliy Lukyanenko Vitaliy Lukyanenko is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian.He is classified B3 , and compete in classification category visually impaired.... , Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Dmytro Khurtyk |
44:29.4 |
Women
| Sprint |
visually impaired |
Mikhalina Lysova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov |
3:25.5 | Oksana Shyshkova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Volodymyr Ivanov Volodymyr Ivanov (skier) Volodymyr Ivanov is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, sighted guide and Paralympian.He has competed at three Paralympic Games as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko.... |
3:30.2 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Valery Koshkin |
3:35.3 |
| sitting | Andrea Eskau |
2:39.1 | Maria Iovleva Maria Iovleva Maria Iovleva is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them gold and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay. She is deaf and paralyzed... |
2:40.6 | Mariann Marthinsen |
2:45.4 | |
| standing | Oleksandra Kononova |
4:05.6 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec is a Polish Paralympian. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin in cross-country skiing, and also competes at the highest levels in biathlon .... |
4:09.8 | Maija Loytynoja |
4:09.9 | |
| Middle distance |
visually impaired |
Elena Remizova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Yakimova |
14:31.5 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov |
15:01.9 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Valery Koshkin |
15:25.2 |
| sitting | Liudmila Vauchok Liudmila Vauchok Liudmila Vauchok is Belarusian Paralympian.She had excelled in athletics and she had won the Belarusian national titles in runs between 1500 and 5000 meters distances before she injured her spine in 2001 and was forced to use a wheelchair. She stayed involved in sports after her injury winning... |
13:48.0 | Francesca Porcellato Francesca Porcellato Francesca Porcellato is an Italian wheelchair athlete. she fell when she was 2 years old and broke here back. she discoverd that she is paralyzed. In addition to participation in the Paralympics, Porcellato is the only woman to have won four London Marathon wheelchair races... |
13:57.3 | Mariann Marthinsen |
14:05.0 | |
| standing | Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec is a Polish Paralympian. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin in cross-country skiing, and also competes at the highest levels in biathlon .... |
14:54.3 | Oleksandra Kononova |
14:56.2 | Iuliia Batenkova |
16:07.5 | |
| Long distance |
visually impaired |
Elena Remizova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Yakomova |
47:44.1 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov |
48:30.7 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Valery Koshkin |
50:44.1 |
| sitting | Colette Bourgonje Colette Bourgonje Colette Bourgonje is a Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete. She has won four bronze medals in Summer Paralympics and medals in Winter Paralympics for skiing. Her silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics was Canada's first at home.She is a fourth grade teacher.- References :... |
26:56.0 | Liudmila Vauchok Liudmila Vauchok Liudmila Vauchok is Belarusian Paralympian.She had excelled in athletics and she had won the Belarusian national titles in runs between 1500 and 5000 meters distances before she injured her spine in 2001 and was forced to use a wheelchair. She stayed involved in sports after her injury winning... |
27:05.7 | Andrea Eskau |
27:49.6 | |
| standing | Oleksandra Kononova |
50:43.1 | Iuliia Batenkova |
52:08.3 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec Katarzyna Rogowiec is a Polish Paralympian. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin in cross-country skiing, and also competes at the highest levels in biathlon .... |
52:30.0 | |
| Relay |
open | Maria Iovleva Maria Iovleva Maria Iovleva is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them gold and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay. She is deaf and paralyzed... , Mikhalina Lysova, Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov, Elena Remizova, Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Yakimova |
19:48.4 | Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska is a cross-country skier and biathlete from Ukraine, and a five time Paralympic Champion. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 2002, winning a total of five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals up to 2010... , Oksana Shyshkova, Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Volodymyr Ivanov Volodymyr Ivanov (skier) Volodymyr Ivanov is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, sighted guide and Paralympian.He has competed at three Paralympic Games as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko.... , Oleksandra Kononova |
20:40.3 | – |
Classification
Standing- LW2 - standing: single leg amputationAmputationAmputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
above the knee - LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, or equivalent impairment - LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
- LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
- LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
Sitting
- LW 10 - sitting: paraplegiaParaplegiaParaplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...
with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance - LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
Visual impairment
- B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
- B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
- B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
Skiers with a visual impairement compete with a sighted guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.
Calculated time
A percentage system is used to calculate the final time of each skier. Each skiers finishing time, is multiplied with a percentage factor, to determine a final, calculated time.Within each category (sitting, standing, visual impairment) there are skiers with various classifications (for example B1, B2 and B3 in the visual impairment category). There are different percentage factors for each classification.
| Class | Percentage (factor) | |
|---|---|---|
| Classic | Free technique | |
| Visual impairment | ||
| B1 | 87% | 85% |
| B2 | 98% | 98% |
| B3 | 100% | 100% |
| Standing | ||
| LW2 | 91-93%* | 86 – 91%* |
| LW3 | 87-94%* | 80 – 96%* |
| LW4 | 96% | 96% |
| LW5/7 | 79% | 87% |
| LW6 | 91% | 96% |
| LW8 | 92% | 97% |
| LW9 | 85 – 95%* | 82 – 96%* |
| Sitting | ||
| LW10 | 86% | |
| LW10,5 | 91% | |
| LW11 | 94% | |
| LW11,5 | 98% | |
| LW12 | 100% | |
Participating nations
13 countries competed.Medal table
Top nations
Medal winners by nation.| 1 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 48 | |
| 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 38 | 37 | 113 |
External links
- Khanty-Mansiysk 2011 official site
- IPC Nordic Skiing
- Live results, and schedule at ipclive.siwidata.com
- ParalympicSport.TV, video on demand